I'm not in love, so just forget it...

[Guest]

It's just a silly phase, I'm goin' through. Pfft, yeah, right. I have a 4th Crosman 760 coming next week, and my 5th antique Crosman over all. I'm reassembling the restored 760-D Pumpmaster for my brother. So I've been on EBay the last couple days looking at Crosman rifles. Not a model 70 in sight. Mostly scads of 2100B's and a plethora of 760's. Closing in on the last page, I spotted it. Okay, another 760. Looking it over, it's in average to decent shape. Plastic receiver, welded sights, what looks like ABS stocks with the extra detailing. I'm thinking variant 7, 1983-1991. Seller said it works. I got it for $24.95!

I feel like an antsy kid the week before Christmas! Can't wait till next Wednesday...
But then, there's the others...

​And the 760-D, going back together now;

 

[bigdaves40]

Nice job

 

[Guest]

Thanks. It's been a lot of work so far, and it ain't over yet! Plus the chop-n-channel on the 95 stock-to-1000x barreled action to finish. Plus others. But they're lookin' good so far!

 

[Guest]

And the unboxing video of my first EBay best-offer win from last weekend on Airgun Fan. Auction win is on it's way today...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iTWyQoUbBI

 

[Guest]

And the second unboxing and gun rack on my Airgun Fan channel!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CBjNn20NgE

 

[Guest]

I finally made up my mind to wrap up the 760-B 10/90 for my son's birthday tomorrow. I'm keeping the 760-B 1/89 for myself, since it really needs work internally. The 760-B 10/90 pumps and shoots the hardest of all four...and only cost a bid of $20! I also got him two tins of pellets for his Optimus .22.

 

[Guest]

And here's my vintage Crosman collection at the moment;

 

[Windmill01]

Very impressive unionrdr I wish we were allowed to assemble vintage airrifles without having to go through the pain of applying for a “permit to acquire “ each time.

Gary

 

[Guest]

Thanks. Yeah, that's gotta suck out loud!? It is fun restoring/modding them. Restore outside, modify inside! Looking for a butt stock with the butt plate intact for the 760-B 10/90 I'm giving him today. He's also getting an IOU for a free restoration.

 

[Guest]

and here is an update with some photos of my Crosman 760 collection. Ken Steers, my buddy and moderator on the Facebook groups ( I have 4 myself), sent me a couple Centerpoint's with Hawke mounts. I put the Centerpoint 3-9x32 on the 760-B in place of the optima. And used the low rise Hawke mounts off it in place of the medium rise mounts on the 760v1. So here they are now...

 

[Chachoze]

Boy that sure has me missing my 760 I had as a youngster in the late 70's...early 80's.
Wish I knew what happened to it.

If I am not mistaken I believe your title is taken from a song performed by 10CC???

 

[Guest]

Yes it is. I loved that song back in high school. a certain Dutch blonde that , well, never mind. The song fit. Maybe go on eBay or amazon and look for a 760 like you had? I could restore/restomod it for you if you can't do it?

 

[Stefanjan]

Nice collection. Igot a 101 out of an attic we were cleaning out for a relative. Nobody wanted it. It sits awaiting a reseal trip to Bakers as soon as I can scrap together a few extra pennies. My old 760 from a garage find from another relative also needs some tlc and a new barrel but im too obsessed with pcp right nowto toss coin their way. Ahh this hobby real kills the cash flow.

 

[Guest]

Dennis Baker has the largest collection of Crosman parts in the country! And Mike Baker in Montana ([email protected]) has a large amount of Crosman N.O.S. parts as well. I got the 761xl rifled barrel on the 760 variant 1 from him. New Old Stock rules! And tomorrow, my latest acquisition will arrive... a Crosman 66 Powermaster;

 

[Stefanjan]

Nice. Brings back so many memories of my 766? Was that what it was back in 1978? God I just dated myself. How many times did I pump that gun? 10000 50000 100000 times? I would shoot so much on the weekends i could barely move my arm on Monday. So many phonebooks blasted to pieces. My parents would take the rifle away as the constant sound of the pumping drove them nuts! Yea those were fun times. Funny thing is that I still enjoy shooting as much and maybe even a little more as i still have to pump up the pcp tanks but get a lot more shots between pumps lol.

 

[Guest]

No, the 766 and 66 came later, in the 1980's. And my wife bought me a Centerpoint 4x32 scope I put on the 760-B. And my spare Optima went on the 66 Powermaster when I cleaned it up and ordered some screws and other NOS replacement parts From My buddy Mike Baker in Montana. They'll be here Thursday for a quick video and a lil test firing. I'm negotiating for a nice looking 761XL Powermaster, variant 1 now. 

 

[Stefanjan]

Wow you sir are a true wealth of knowledge. What was the other crosman of 1976 or 77. It looked like the 2100. On a side note ran up to my property over the weekend and grabbed the 760. My granddaughter has been begging to shoot. I told her she can shoot once she can pump the 760 3 times. Dang kid was able to do it first try!. She was so excited to be shooting. We only had 10 minutes before the rain started up again but she was able to hit her target (an old plastic trash can lid) at 10 yards open sights. She visits me every weekend so some target shooting is coming up this weekend fot sure. Man I forgot how much fun those pumpers were to shoot.